News &amp; Features - September 2010

Loveland resident Alexander Randolph, 13, plays with some kittens Thursday at the Larimer Humane Society, 6317 Kyle Ave., while he and his mother, Elizabeth, not pictured, look for a cat to adopt.

Some of the crowd was forced to stand in the doorway because there were no seats available.

Independent Dell Bean, left, and Republican Justin Smith, right, both candidates for Larimer County Sheriff debate how they would handle issues such as traffic enforcement and others Wednesday night at the Larimer County offices in Fort Collins. Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle, seen in the foreground, moderated the debate.

Mary Lee Leivestad is surrounded by her artwork as she poses for a portrait at Art of the Rockies in Loveland on Tuesday.

Twelve-year-old Tristan Atkinson runs past a recently-decorated transformer box near the intersection of First Street and Taft Avenue in west Loveland while training Friday afternoon with the Bill Reed Middle School cross country team.

Suicical Lifestyles stunt rider Joe Trimbath, right, does a trick while teammate Jack Polzin and others watch Sunday at the vendor booth area of the Thunder in the Rockies motorcycle rally.

Suicical Lifestyles stunt rider Joe Trimbath of Loveland performs Sunday at the vendor booth area of the Thunder in the Rockies motorcycle rally.

Suicical Lifestyles stunt rider Jack Polzin rides a wheelie with no hands while performing Sunday for attendees to the Thunder in the Rockies motorcycle rally.

Suicical Lifestyles stunt rider Joe Trimbath of Loveland performs Sunday at the vendor booth area of the Thunder in the Rockies motorcycle rally.

Paul Hueber, a Lightning Hybrid employee, prepares to weld while working to construct a building on the 300 block of north Celveland Avenue in downtown Loveland on Friday.

Frederick residents Roxanne and Joe Gallegos take off on their 2007 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail after attending the Thunder in the Rockies motorcycle festival on Saturday at the former Ferrero auto dealership on Byrd Drive east of Loveland.

Sara Adent of Loveland, right, ducks under a tent pole while helping her cousin Gina Book, left, and her dan Chris Klaas, behind her, put up the Book's tent Friday at Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland.

Peder Thorstensen carries a sign while arranging items Monday at his soon-to-be-opened busniess, Rawhide Auctions, located at 349 Massachusetts Ave. in downtown Berthoud. The space will be used on Friday and Saturday nights to serve as the Berthoud Youth Center beginning in approximately two weeks.

Katrina Book of Loveland, 2, colors while she sits in her family tent as her cousin Baylee Adent, 9, looks through the window Friday at Boyd Lake State Park in Loveland. Their families were setting up camp for a long Labor Day weekend.

A Garfield alarm clock is among the items in the storage area of Rawhide Auctions, 349 Massachusetts Ave., in Berthoud.

Bob Lebsack, left, chats with his daughter, Jackie Anderson, while they attend the Loveland High School football game together Thursday evening at Patterson Stadium where the Indians were taking on the Lambkins of Fort Collins.

Several basketball players play a game of 21 together on the court at Dwayne Webster Veterans Park on Wednesday evening. From left are Danny Johnson, Jay Armstrong, Derrick Haley and Fabian Gonzales.

A trail winds its way along the southwest shore of Flatiron Reservoir where work is going to be done to improve access for visitors.

Jay Nunn, left, and Eileen Treichel sit along the shore at Flatiron Reservoir southwest of Loveland while fishing together Tuesday afternoon.